You should never stop a child from rehydrating- how ridiculous

I think it depends on the age of the children. Some children can drink too much and then be wanting to dash to the toilet all the time during class and simply cause disruption.

We weren’t allowed to have drinks in the class when I went to school, not even in high school. I’m pretty sure my kids didn’t have their drink bottles in class. It’s not that long to go without a drink and plenty of opportunity to rehydrate

This is ridiculous, how can you expect children to go so long without drinking. It may see distracting during class but it is going to improve their focus having that constant water.

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  • • mom486197 replied
    • 26 Aug 2024 , 4:20 pm

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  I agree, totally stupid and irresponsible

That’s ridiculous. There are schools that still don’t have air conditioning in classrooms. In QLD in Summer you get temperatures in the 40s- kids need to drink water! What harm is supposed to be doing anyway? Adults are free to access water at work if they’re thirsty. Why shouldn’t children be able to at school?

Crap on. They should be encouraging it not banning it. Drinking water is good for body, mind and soul.

What a lot of rubbish. When we went to school we drank as much as we wanted pre school lessons and at recesses and lunch time. That is all that is required – the idea of 8 cups of water a day is so wrong. If your kidneys fail for whatever reason you will be limited to no more than 1 litre per day – someone somewhere is taking a lend of all of us.

I disagree with this ban and think it is silly. I can see it may cause distraction and they do have them in their bags for in between classes but I think this may limit their concentration level.

I would have thought water would be helpful for concentration, etc. However, I wonder if something has happened to prompt this ban.

I don’t agree with this ban.

Living in Queensland, I was shocked by this heading. Our kids have a fresh full water bottle every day and encouraged by their schools to have them in class. If children are dehydrated, they won’t be functioning well. I gather from the student comments they were older children – it certainly sounds like the school opened a can of worms for themselves.

So I guess too bad if someone is severely dehydrated and needs water sooner rather than later. If it is really such a distraction, why not have the students place their water bottles on a table in the classroom and have designated times that they can go and have a drink. The teacher could choose when it’s appropriate ie: not in the middle of an important discussion. Not allowing them to drink between breaks is too much.

We were never allowed to drink in class. We were however allowed to go for a drink between subjects. We had to leave them in our bags which were just outside our classroom.

When I am thirsty, I drink water, that’s a bit harsh isn’t it.

I can understand this. If they’re drinking too much they’ll need to leave class for the toilet. No reason they can’t get all the water they need in break times.

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  • • mom358849 replied
    • 05 Apr 2019 , 12:38 pm

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  We allow our students to have water bottles on their desks. At the beginning of the school year, many students do try it on, though. The number of kids who constantly suck on their bottles like little babies is astounding, and I’m not just referring to kindergarten or Year 1 kids, either. I give my Year 4 students one warning: suck like a baby and you’ll need to keep your water bottle in your bag. I have a job to do and I’m not going to keep stopping my lessons to remind Brayden to stop sucking his bottle like a bubby. If the weather is particularly hot, I remind my class every half-hour to have a big glug of water. There’s nothing wrong with children having to obey rules and respect people.

Everyone should be allowed regular access to water.

Wouldn’t it be better to give the students the respect – they know when they are thirsty and can be responsible for their water bottles. Blanket bans like this are very unfair.

Water is a necessity to life,if your thirsty you need to drink.

A recommendation from the same school of thought as children shouldn’t be allowed to go to the toilet in class because they’re just wasting time.

Hmmm tricky one. We never had water bottles on our table at school… if it’s really distracting it’s not a good idea.